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Best places to buy ebooks (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just got my first ereader, and am wondering if anyone has suggestions as to where I can purchase books but also download them (.epub, etc) after purchasing. I want to support the authors, but I also want to actually own the thing I'm paying for. Is ebooks.com a good option?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

https://bookshop.org/ is a good option. I often use booksamillion.com too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Checking these out, thank you!

Edit: Looks like bookshop.org only lets you download them if they're DRM free. Maybe this is common practice and what I'm after doesn't actually exist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Perhaps I misunderstood the question. Personally, I have a workflow where I can strip DRM from library books I get off of Libby, but I only do so when I already own it. Perhaps that’s an option in a way?

[–] bgainor 2 points 2 weeks ago

I do the same, I just wish my library had digital copies of all the books on my bookshelf! I have had luck using the same method to strip the DRM from an epub I bought from Kobo's shop, but I don't know if it would work with bookshop.org. I'd like to be able to support local bookstores, but their current model just doesn't work for me.

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